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The Peloponnesian War's Final Act: Lysander and Athens' Fall
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the final years of the Peloponnesian War, focusing on the Spartan admiral Lysander and his decisive campaign that shattered Athenian power. They discuss Lysander's rise, his cunning diplomacy with Persia, the devastating naval battle at Aegospotami in 405 BCE, and the brutal siege that led to Athens' surrender in 404 BCE. The episode covers the destruction of the Long Walls, the installation of the Thirty Tyrants, and the war's legacy—how Athens' brief experiment with radical democracy was extinguished, only to be restored a year…
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